Welcome, Brennies!
Please scroll down for a list of academic resources including the course schedule, student handbook, forms and petitions, and more. As always, Bren School staff are here to help if you can't find what you're looking for or if have any questions along the way (academics@bren.ucsb.edu).
UCSB Resources
BREN GRADUATE STUDENT HANDBOOK
2025-26 Bren Graduate Student Handbook - Coming Soon!
CLASS SCHEDULE
Summer 2025
Fall 2025
For course descriptions, please visit the Courses pages (MESM, MEDS, PhD). If you have any questions about registration, please contact us at academics@bren.ucsb.edu.
COURSE PLANNING
- Curriculum Plan 2025-2026 - Coming Soon!
- MyPlan Login
- 5-Year Annual History of Course Offerings
- 5-Year History of Special Topics Courses
- Prerequisite Guide
- MESM Specializations
- Quantitative Course Listings and Qualitative Course Listings across campus (Maintained by current students)
- UCSB Final Exam Schedule
ACADEMIC FORMS AND PETITIONS
Bren Forms and Petitions
- ESM 596 Petition for Masters Students (View PDF here)
- Bren School Petition (View PDF here)
- Graduation Deferral Request Form (View PDF here)
- PhD Annual Review Pre-Candidacy
- PhD Annual Review Post-Candidacy
- Instructions for submitting Annual Review Form
- PhD Written Exam Form (View PDF here)*
- PhD Form 1 - Justification of PhD Committee Members (View PDF here)
- PhD Form 1A - Justification of Proposed Changes to PhD Committee Members (View PDF here)
*Students who receive a "Conditional Pass" should complete the Written Exam Form when conditions have been met.
Graduate Division Forms and Petitions
MASTER'S PROJECTS
Group Projects
- MESM 2027 - Group Project Proposal Rubric - Coming Soon!
- MESM 2026 - Group Project Guidelines
Eco-E Projects
Capstone Projects
- MEDS 2026 - Capstone Project Guidelines - Coming Soon!
Specialization Advisors
Leticia Porter
Hunter Lenihan (Class of 2026)
Ben Halpern (Class of 2027)
Ashley Larsen (Class of 2026) in W26 and S26
Andrew MacDonald (Class of 2027) in S26 and S26
Bruce Kendall (Class of 2026 and 2027) in F25
Eric Masanet (Class of 2026)
Matt Potoski (Class of 2027)
Mark Buntaine (Class of 2026)
Andrew Plantinga (Class of 2027)
Kyle Meng (Class of 2026)
Samantha Stevenson-Karl (Class of 2027)
Roland Geyer (Class of 2026)
Patricia Holden (Class of 2027) (Sabbatical in residence, W26 and S26)
Naomi Tague (Class of 2026)
Scott Jasechko (Class of 2027)
Emily Cotter
Chris Costello, Faculty Advisor
Kelly Caylor, Faculty Advisor
Alex Phillips